Ultra-local news from Central Europe
On September 8, 1968, Polish accountant and former Home Army resistance member Ryszard Siwiec became the first person to self-immolateContinue Reading
On August 19, 1989, people from both sides of the Iron Curtain came together to demonstrate the common will forContinue Reading
On August 18, 1990, legendary English band the Rolling Stones held a historic concert in the Strahov Stadium in Prague,Continue Reading
Though it’s sometimes held back by rushed plot points, HBO’s first-ever exclusively Hungarian production makes creative decisions with its charactersContinue Reading
On May 14, 1955, eight countries including the Soviet Union, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary, signed the Warsaw Treaty, bringing intoContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – Soviet Marshall Ivan Koněv will be stripped of his honorary citizenship of Prague, according to aContinue Reading
On the night of April 27-28, Czech student David Černý and a group of friends painted a Soviet commemorative monumentContinue Reading
Krakow, Poland – In 1998, the Polish Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) was created, in their own words, to “popularizeContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – Two new memorial dates have been added to the Czech calendar and included in the country’sContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic has officially recognised the man-made Holodomor famine as a genocide against the UkrainianContinue Reading
On March 29, 1990, the Great Hyphen Debate, also referred to as the “Hyphen war”, erupted in Czechoslovakia, leading toContinue Reading
Bratislava, Slovakia – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned Slovakia against supplying Ukraine with the Soviet-made S-300 air defenceContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – March 23 marks Polish-Hungarian Friendship Day, formalised on that same day in 2007 by the Hungarian Parliament,Continue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – A group of Central and Eastern European countries have announced their intention to quit Soviet-era internationalContinue Reading
On March 2, 1978, Czech cosmonaut Vladimír Remek became the first and only Czech to fly to space, and theContinue Reading
Warsaw, Poland – In 2011, the lower house of the Polish Parliament adopted a law honouring “the heroes of theContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – One of the most prolific Czech directors and screenwriters of all time, Otakar Vávra’s incredible careerContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – One of the most talented Czech filmmakers of her generation, the works of Věra Chytilová stillContinue Reading
Revisiting old classics, discovering hidden gems and exploring the contemporary movie scene: every month, Kafkadesk’s CineClub brings you new insightsContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – A new bilingual book, published in both Italian and English, looks at the legacy of CzechContinue Reading